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How to Protect Your WordPress From Attack

How to Protect Your WordPress From Attack | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
An ongoing brute-force attack on WordPress-based websites has compromised more than 90,000 blogs, but there are simple ways to make sure your blog won't be next to fall.

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WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences

WordPress - Brute Force Attacks and Their Consequences | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
There is a lot of interesting discussion going on at the moment across the interwebs on the intention of the latest string of Brute Force attacks, much of which

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, April 13, 2013 9:51 AM

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security


A MUST read to understand the WHY and HOW!!!


Gust MEES's curator insight, April 13, 2013 9:56 AM

 

That finding comes from Arbor Networks, which said that attackers had compromised numerous PHP Web applications, such as Joomla, as well as many WordPress sites, many of which were using an outdated version of the TimThumb plug-in. After compromising the sites, attackers then loaded toolkits onto the sites that turned them into DDoS attack launch pads. – Information Week Security

 

A MUST read to understand the WHY and HOW!!!